Vietnam for me was a place I had always dreamed about so coming here I was excited! We flew into Hanoi as we couldn't bare the 36 hour bus journey but still was a days travel. Hanoi is one crazy place, never seen so many scooters in my life. No one stops as you cross the road, you just try your luck close your eyes and hope they go round you! We found this pretty stressful after a few days but neither less it's a cool place, with everything from the local markets to high end designer shops. Of course we were haggling in the cheap markets like true backpackers :)